Modern ABAP Language

Power of SAP HANA with ABAP-managed code pushdown

Transactional, analytical and search apps can be built based on a common optimized and standardized data model with ABAP Core Data Services (CDS). Broad coverage of SQL standard in Open SQL and SAP HANA code breakouts using ABAP Managed Database Procedures (AMDP) and CDS Table Functions allow to access the powerful native SAP HANA capabilities.

Efficient programming model for SAP S/4HANA

Modern and efficient programming model for all types of SAP Fiori business apps in SAP S/4HANA on all devices, optimized for SAP HANA, based on new and proven technologies like CDS, BOPF and SAP Gateway and including common cloud qualities like extensibility.

Real-time programming & Industrial IoT

ABAP Channels infrastructure facilitates real-time user experience in ABAP especially for event-driven, interactive and collaborative use cases. Industrial IoT scenarios, based on direct communication between shop-floor devices and ABAP systems are ensured through native support of WebSockets and TCP/IP connectivity within ABAP Channels.

Extensibility

Broad spectrum of capabilities that allows SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Suite customers and partners to adapt standard business software to their business needs. It ranges from business configuration, full-blown and key user in-app extensibility - like UI adaptation, custom fields and logic - to side-by-side extensibility through SAP Cloud Platform.

Under the hood

The ABAP platform is a complete application development and runtime platform.

The ABAP platform provides a rock solid and scalable server, an effective programming environment for modern ABAP development, built for the complete life cycle of business apps. The ABAP platform makes it easy to exploit SAP HANA and build SAP Fiori business apps and is continuously extended to serve new business scenarios.

Integrated Source Code and Version Management, comprehensive Change and Transport Management (CTS) for the whole system landscape (with CTS+ even for ABAP and non-ABAP objects in one transport), support for time saving upgrade, and installation of Support Packages, Add-ons, and Enhancement Packages

Try it now

SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP 7.50 SP02 Developer Edition

Get your hands on the standalone SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP 7.50 SP02 Developer Edition. You can explore it and learn how to develop modern ABAP applications with Core Data Services and SAPUI5 and get in touch with all new ABAP capabilities.

SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP 7.40 Developer & Trial Editions

Try out the Developer Edition SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP 7.40 SP08 incl. SAP Business Warehouse on SAP ASE 15.7. Download the 90d Trial Edition of SAP Business Warehouse 7.40 SP02 on SAP MaxDB 7.9. This SAP Business Warehouse 7.4 trial consists of AS ABAP 7.4 and AS Java 7.4 with usage type BI Java as described in the attached solution guide.